Nathan Cleverly's ambitions of unifying the light-heavyweight division remain intact but only after the Welshman came through a surprisingly less-than-routine third defence of his title against the American Tommy Karpency.

Tom Daley received the full support of his synchronised diving partner Peter Waterfield on Thursday night after the pair finished a disappointing seventh at the Fina World Cup, a week after British Swimming's performance director had criticised the 17-year-old for supposedly taking on too many media commitments.

Having comprehensively beaten Frankie Gavin on Saturday night, Kell Brook claimed he was bored with talking about a fight against Amir Khan. His promoter, Eddie Hearn, added he had also “lost the passion” for that bout.